Rita Buettner

Wife & mother of sons adopted from China, higher ed communications professional and writer. Thoughts are mine. #Catholicblogger #AMDG

[Loyola University Maryland @LoyolaMaryland]

Proud Greyhounds moment 👏💚

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This time of year is packed with ceremonies and performances. There are sacraments and graduations. There are end-of-year projects and exams. There are assignments that matter and assignments that don’t, and it’s hard to know which is which.

This season has been nicknamed “Maycember” for a reason. We the parents, in order to finish a far-from-perfect school year, are struggling to keep up with all the activity. We might just barely be hanging on. But we’re committed to making it to June, which might not be all that much less chaotic.

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Forever ago—or maybe it was just the other day—I packed a lunchbox for my 4-year-old to take to school. He took his lunch to preschool and ate it with his friends at lunchtime. Then he brought his box home empty.

I can’t tell you how many hundreds of lunches I’ve packed since then.

The choices have varied over the years. But the lunch always goes to school full and comes home lighter.

Today I packed that same child’s lunchbox yet again, maybe for the last time.

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Today, as the #Jesuits celebrate the feast of Madonna della Strada (Our Lady of the Way), we invite you to pray with us: https://t.co/FKQxzH3jgZ

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@franciscanmom Thank you so much for sharing!

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A little more than a year ago, I wrote a piece reminiscing about Haussner’s. Then last fall, I received an email from a woman named Lisa. She lives on Cape Cod, and she had found that blog about Haussner’s online. She told me that she owned a replica of one of the signature pieces of art at Haussner’s called “Ise Biggest,” a painting of a little girl standing on a book next to a St. Bernard.

Lisa was looking for a new home for the painting, and she generously offered it to me.

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@RosieHill425 Congrats!!

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@RosieHill425 Crazy that we are here.

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“We can give the Holy Spirit room to work in our children’s lives by helping them help themselves.” Daily Gospel Reflection for May 24, 2026 https://t.co/dib1ZeGPeK via @CatholicMomCom

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@TwoApostlesName Praying for you.

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As a rule, we don’t do much traveling in the spring. Weekends in April and May are chockfull with the abundance of school and work and life that happens in this season.

But sometimes you have to make an exception.

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@franciscanmom What a tough one!

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@franciscanmom Oh no

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Donuts after Mass are a bit of a Catholic tradition, after all.
“It’s the American inculturation of the Catholic Church,” he said with a laugh.
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What's your favorite donut?

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@franciscanmom Whew!!!!

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This type of encounter helps us see the beauty and the power and the imagination behind God’s creation. It invites us to reawaken our curiosity and ask big questions. It makes us think about the people who journey with us—in person and from afar, supporting and guiding us and partnering with us from across the miles. It inspires us to think about our own courage and sense of adventure and role in the universe. https://t.co/nHCrhyABgr #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

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✈️ Ever dreamed of walking where Our Lady appeared?

You’re invited.

Join the Catholic Review on a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes, and Barcelona—with Mass, candlelight vigils, and unforgettable moments of faith along the way.

🕊️ Limited spots.
🙏 Deepen your faith in a way you can’t from home.
👉 Reserve your place now:

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Don’t just read about these sacred places… experience them.

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This past Easter marks a remarkable moment in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, where more than 1,280 catechumens and candidates entered into full communion with the Catholic Church — a number drawn from those attending formal rites and not including several hundred others welcomed at individual parishes. In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, host Rita Buettner highlights two of these journeys. https://t.co/8xNUYopUOj #LocalNews #Radio @OpenWindow_CR

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@RosieHill425 What a lovely church.

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I was so touched by the way she paused to kiss the cross. Maybe she doesn’t fully understand the story and the meaning. Or maybe she understands it more fully than I do as an adult. I like to keep in mind that children often have deeper understanding than we realize—and they could have insights adults do not. https://t.co/uBISAeKblW #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog #Easter @OpenWindow_CR